Legal Opinion
State v. Dubois
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 2006No. 04-695PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Warner
¶1 Rodney Dubois (Dubois) appeals from his conviction of Deliberate Homicide in the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County. He contests the fairness of his trial on multiple grounds. We affirm.
¶2 We address the following issues on appeal:
¶3 1. Did the District Court err in its jury instruction no. 12 concerning the requisite mental state for deliberate homicide?
¶4 2. Did the District Court err in failing to give a specific instruction on proximate cause?
¶5 3. Was Dubois’ counsel ineffective in not offering an instruction on proximate cause?
¶6 4. Did the District Court err in denying…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. FinleyMontana Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. KouglMontana Supreme Court · 2004
- State v. GallagherMontana Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. KouglMontana Supreme Court · 2004
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3Cited by22 opinions
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